Tie holder



Sept 15. 1925. 1,554,114

A. E. MEYER TIE HOLDER Filed July 12 1924 ALE/Meyer a/ rz Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER E. MEYER, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

i TIE HOLDER.

Application filed July 12,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER E. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in neckwear and has as its general object to provide, in connection with a bow tie, a means whereby the tie may be readily and quickly applied to a collar of the turnover type and will be securely held in place and in neatly adjusted position.

Another object of the invention is to provide attaching and supporting means for a tie of the type mentioned above which will not be visible when the tie is applied to the collar and which will positively preclude any canting or other displacement of the tie so that when the tie is once properly positioned upon the collar it will maintain such position until detached therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for the purpose stated which will tend to maintain the shape of the tie and likewise tend to maintain the folds of the collar in proper position, preventing spreading apart of the folds at the front of the collar or any other relative displacement thereof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a bow tie equipped with the device embodying the invention, the view representing the rear side of the tie Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, illustrating the tie applied to a turnover collar.

In the drawings, the device embodying the invention is illustrated as including in its structure an attaching plate which is indicated in general by the numeral 1 and which comprises an intermediate portion 2 and terminal portions 8, the intermediate portion 2 being formed near its upper and lower edges with openings 4 through which stitches 5 are passed for the purpose of securing this portion of the attaching plate to the rear side of the knot 6 of the bow tie 7 in connection with which the device is employed, the terminal portions 3 of the plate extending behind the wings of the said tie. At this point it will be observed that the 1924. Serial No. 725,604.

attaching plate is completely concealed when the tie is viewed from the front inasmuch as the intermediate portion 2 and the terminal portions 3 thereof are of less width than the knot 6 and the wings of the said tie, respectively.

Substantially at the juncture of the terminal portions 3 with the intermediate portion 2 of the attaching plate, the said plate is formed at its upper and lower margins with a pair of pintle ears indicated by the numeral 8. The numeral 9 indicates jaw members which are provided with pintle lugs 10, and a pintle pin 11 is secured through the lugs 10 of the jaw members and through the ears 8, the said jaw members being arranged substantially in alinement and at the rear side of the attaching plate. The jaw members are provided with finger pieces 12, and said finger pieces of the two jaw members are presented toward each other and located in rear of the intermediate portion 2 of the attaching plate. The jaw members are provided at their relatively remote ends each with a pointed tooth 13 formed by tapering the upper and lower margins of the said jaw members to a point and then bending the terminals so that the said tooth will be presented toward the rear side of the respective terminal portion 3 of the attaching plate. Wire springs 14 are coiled about the pintle pin 11 and engage at their ends against the rear side of the intermediate portion 2 of the attaching plate and against the forward side of the respective finger pieces 12, and therefore yieldably hold the teeth 13 of the jaw members in contact with the rear sides of the respective terminal portions 3. By reference to Figure 2 of the drawings, it will be observed that the necktie equipped with the device embodying the invention may be readily applied to an ordinary turnover collar by depressing the finger pieces 12 of the jaw members of the device, inserting the ends of the turnover fold of the collar between the same and the terminal portions of the attaching plate 1, and then relieving the finger pieces of pressure. The said ends of the fold of the collar will then be securely clamped between the terminal portions of the attaching plate and the teeth 13 of the jaw members. Of course, in applying the tie to the collar, the tie may be adjusted to assume the desired position with relation to the intermediate portion at a rearward in cline', and grlpplng means mounted behind 's'aid" attaching member andhaving jaw portions extending longitudinally of said terminal portionsfo'r bitingengagement' with the respective ends of a collar to grip the collarf between the jaws ahd terininal portions of the attaching member;

2: A device for attaching and supporting a tie comprising an attaching member in eluding an intermediate portion for attachmerit to the tie and terminallportions extending from=opposite side's thereof at a rearward incline, gripping jaws pivot-allymounted adjacent the" inner ends of the rearwardly inclined end portions and extending longitudinally thereof for biting engagement with the inner side of the respective ends of a collar fold to grip the said fold between the ends of the attaching member and the said jaws, operating handles for the jaws extending behind the intermediate portion of said attaching member and towards each other, and springs yieldably holding said jaws in an operative position.

3. A device for attaching and supporting a tie upon a collar comprising an attaching member including an intermediate portion for attachment tothe back of the knot of the tie,- and terminal portions lying at opposite sides of the intermediate portion, gripping aws pivotally mounted upon the said attaching member and having finger pieces presented toward each other in spaced relation and having portions extending at the other sides of their pivots and each formed with'abiting tooth projecting in the direction of the respectiveterminal portion of the attaching member, and a spring associated with each jaw and holding the jaw in position with'its said tooth in engagement with th said respective terminal portion of the attaching member;- H c In testimony whereof I 'afliX my signature.

ALEXANDER [.L. s.] 

